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Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers play at Loftus Road Stadium in a FA Cup match (Round 3). The history of direct confrontations in this stadium indicates a balance between these two teams, since there have been 3 draws in the last 3 matches. Indeed, the last time they met at this stadium was on 10-09-2016, in a match for Championship that ended in a draw for (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by T. Chery (65 ‘) for Queens Park Rangers and by S. Gallagher (73′) for Blackburn Rovers. Special attention is required for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
Queens Park Rangers
The home team makes its debut in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of achieving a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 19 conceded, against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 Defeats at home with 13 goals scored and 23 conceded. In the last game he played for Championship, he won at Ipswich Town at home (2-1). In the last 10 home games, Queens Park Rangers have won 3, 2 draws and 5 losses. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded at least one goal in each of his past 10 games. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never managed to turn the score.
The QPR is in free fall in the main championship tournament, the Championship, being close to the relegation zone with one turn to be played and twelve defeats in twenty-three matches, which inevitably causes the team to arrive with very little morale. The first round of the FA Cup.
The team has lost its last six matches and faces many difficulties to at least stay in the middle zone, currently having the worst attack and one of the worst defenses of the season in the national competition. The team also do not have a force against their opponents and in twelve matches they have won only three and lost six, showing that even when they play in their stadium they are still very likely to be defeated due to lack of good football on the pitch.
Blackburn Rovers
The visiting team plays their first match in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of winning a positive result as a visitor. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses as a visitor, with a total of 13 goals scored and 22 suffered. Already inside the home, he won 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, with a total of 23 goals scored and 25 conceded. The team arrives in this match after a home win with Newcastle by (1-0). In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Blackburn Rovers won 2, drawn 1 and lost 7. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but their attack has Scored regularly, having scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he only managed 1 turn in the scoring in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 15 away games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: scored 5 of his 13 goals in the minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Blackburn are worse off than the QPR because they are already in the relegation zone of the Championship with only twenty points won in twenty-three matches and are currently a serious contender to drop out of the division and disappoint their fans they are used to seeing The team in the above division.
The team lost their last four matches and for the first round of the FA Cup will have problems to overcome the bad phase, however having to face a division team and similar situation, which can equal the confrontation and give more chances to Rovers, who Has attack and defense that are among the worst of the competition.
Away from home the team disappoints its fans by having only two victories in eleven matches and eight defeats suffered, with an average of just 0.8 goals scored to 1.6 suffered, which puts the team always in distress playing away from its stadium And without representation to the opponents.
Prediction: under 2.5 goals @ 1.87
